Animal rights activists should be banned from sitting on an animal sentience committee to stop ‘vocal lunatics’ hijacking the bill, say Peers Amendment specifying the ban is planned for the Animal Welfare Sentience Bill It aims to avoid Government laws being sabotaged by animal rights groups Critics have warned the Bill is poorly designed and … Read more
An industry-devised workaround to allow the parents of disabled children access to otherwise-locked Child Trust Fund and Junior Isa savings without having to go to court could be given legal backing under proposals put forward by peers. Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Young and Labour’s Lord Blunkett have proposed an amendment to the Financial Services … Read more
MPs and peers demand more public toilets and improved street lighting to ensure people can reconnect with friends and family outside during Covid recovery as part of plan to combat loneliness MPs and peers are calling on the Government to do more to tackle loneliness They believe there are ‘too many barriers that prevent people … Read more
Neil Morrissey has claimed working class actors often lose out on big roles to their ‘Oxbridge’ educated peers. Speaking with the Radio Times on Tuesday, the actor, 58, who grew up in a care home in Stoke-on-Trent, told how working class stars such as himself barely land big Global roles as Americans see Brits as ‘fey James Bond-ish types.’ … Read more
Peers ‘warn threat of No Deal Brexit has resurfaced’ amid rising tensions with EU over Northern Ireland Report from Lords EU committee expected to warn No Deal Brexit ‘resurfaced’ Boris Johnson finally struck a trade deal with the bloc at the end of last year European Parliament is yet to ratify the terms with tensions … Read more
Attainment gap between black students and their white peers at university is ‘too high’, higher education watchdog warns New data found black students less likely to get top degrees than white peers Office for Students found 68.2 per cent of black students gained a first or 2:1 In same time period, 2019-20, 86.6 per cent of … Read more
Gay men are more likely than lesbians to be discriminated against because of the sound of their voice, according to a new study. Researchers found heterosexuals who believed gay people can be identified by how they talk were more likely to hold anti-gay attitudes. That was especially true if they thought you couldn’t get rid … Read more
MPs and peers could be forced to share a building when they are temporarily relocated while parliament undergoes massive renovation works as planners try to shave £1billion off the ballooning cost of the project MPs and peers have a legal commitment to undertake restoration of Parliament But authorities are yet to agree on a final … Read more
When former trade union firebrand Tony Woodley rejected the offer of a peerage in August, it seemed like a fitting act of solidarity with the proletariat by a Left-winger who had once been a Vauxhall Motors shop steward. But within weeks the former General Secretary of Unite had had a change of heart and took … Read more
When former trade union firebrand Tony Woodley rejected the offer of a peerage in August, it seemed like a fitting act of solidarity with the proletariat by a Left-winger who had once been a Vauxhall Motors shop steward. But within weeks the former General Secretary of Unite had had a change of heart and took … Read more